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Tulsa (/ˈtʌlsə/) is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 47th-most populous city in the United States. The population was 413,066 as of the 2020 census. It is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area, a region with 1,023,988 residents. The city serves as the county seat of Tulsa County, the most densely populated county in Oklahoma, with urban development extending into Osage, Rogers, and Wagoner counties.

Tulsa was settled between 1828 and 1836 by the Lochapoka Band of Creek Native American tribe and most of Tulsa is still part of the territory of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation.[a]

Historically, a robust energy sector fueled Tulsa's economy; however, today the city has diversified and leading sectors include finance, aviation, telecommunications and technology. Two institutions of higher education within the city have sports teams at the NCAA Division I level: Oral Roberts University and the University of Tulsa. As well, the University of Oklahoma has a secondary campus at the Tulsa Schusterman Center, and Oklahoma State University has a secondary campus located in downtown Tulsa. For most of the 20th century, the city held the nickname "Oil Capital of the World" and played a major role as one of the most important hubs for the American oil industry.

Lixian County is located on the eastern edge of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and in the southeast of Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture. It is located at 30 °54km north latitude 31 °12km north longitude 102 °32m mi 103 °30' east longitude. It is bordered by Maoxian and Heishui in the northeast, Xiaojin in the southwest, Wenchuan in the southeast, Malkang and Hongyuan in the northwest, 202km away from the provincial capital Chengdu, 193km away from the state capital, and the county seat is 1888 meters above sea level. The geological structure of Lixian County belongs to the middle part of Longmenshan fault zone, with undulating mountains, an average elevation of 2700 meters, and a three-dimensional climate of mountain type, with more precipitation in spring and summer, short frost-free period in winter, annual rainfall between 650 ℃ and 1000 mm, and annual average temperature of 6.9 ℃-11 ℃ in the valley. Lixian County has great advantages in tourism resources. There is a natural ecological scene with beautiful scenery
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